Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon-Water Relations

Key Features * Carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism * Integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological systems * Hydrogen and oxygen isotope analyses for evaluating water sources and transpiration * Use of stable isotopes in scaling from leaf to global levels * Sections include: * History and Theoretical Considerations * Ecological Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation * Agricultural Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation * Genetics and Isotopic Variation * Water Relations and Isotopic Composition

Presents critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes. This book includes key features such as: carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism; integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological systems; and more.This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes.